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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
st. Louis Gram and Provisions.

Flour-Dull and easy.
Whear-Active, unsettled and lower. No. red
cash. 71ISGs77I3 May. 7Y3{ "a 1yas: closing ~;
Corn Active aud strong and Is@14c higher. No
mixed cash. $50; March. Ss1kCg3Ss Nay, 355ssS5s4
oats-Dull but firm; NJ. : mixed. 27ss; May. 21ss.
Rye-Easy at So.
Barley64.
Lead Active and frm. Common. %: refined o.
chemical BaId. liz
Butter-About steady; creamery 2sds7; dairy t56s,
Eggs-Frner at ls1s.
Pork-SI5 80
I-Grd-S6 sos So
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
See Kansas addition.

Ladies ask to see our French kid shoes at
50. SO per pair, equal to any s. 90 shoe in the
market. City Shoe store, 156 North Main.
SS-1t WOODWORTH & STEARNs
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

When you cannot find what you want in
the shoe line elsewhere come to the City
Shoe store, we have it,
IS 1t WooDwoRTH IL STEARSs.
l56 North Main
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Miss E y Booth has taken rooms he cor
81 and Lawrence ave, where she Is prepared
to teach painting aud crayon drawing Ia all
their branches Specimens OF her work can
De seen at i6l Main ct. Weller e Ailler's,-
Call and See her ds't3ts
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

We want more south and east property on
our books as we can't supply our present
demands; also several houses Of 4 to rooms
Bring your houses in quick as we must have
them LAWRENCE & LAWRENCE,
SS-6t 412 f Douglas ave.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
Chicago Live stock,

CHICAGO. February Is.
The Drovers journal reports cattle receipts o.
shipments 2Ul market slow, Toe lower; fancy
s. O5S5 40 shipping 90p to 100 pounds q aO
50; stDckers and feeders SLOW 81 Sa3 o. cows bulls
aud mixed &20kG2 81. bulk 81 8 <G5 50.
Hogs-Receipts 500. shipments 500, marke,
weak. 5Glo cents lower: rough and mixed e. 2l5 40
packing and shipping S. 54&5 80: light d sos 40
skips S. 6NG4 40
sheep-Receipts 1GM shipments 1910 market
steady natives s. G0d4 sn western s. 500I4 7J Tex
ans s. 15IS4 Is; lambs g. SOFAS s..
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Good 4 room house and 50 feet between
First and Second. 81 80. s., 90 cash, balance
essy terms
IS fl east front. good house and barn, Pat
tie ave, 80 feet from Douglas ave, $500;
good terms.
20 # east front, second blk from Douglas
ave, room house, s, 800; cash, IN ak
months, per cent
loom house and 30 n. corner Ida and
Prince So SO: nice shade tres. terms very
reasonable. Now talk about snaps.
LAMB BRos & Co.,
CSS-it 4iz Z Dsuxlas ave.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Notice is hereby given that my property
has this day been withdrawn from the mar
ket. G. Fl. HEIGAL0.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

| The BEST property ON best terms, is in the
| Ohio add, corner 18th and Hydraulic
| Belcher & Co, cor. Market and Douglas.
SS-tf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Call and see our lines of children's spring
heel shoes for the spring trade; prices away
down. Woodwork 4 StearnS, City Shoe
Store, 156 n Main ST. SS-1t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Now is the time TO buy lots in the Blue
Grass add, before ali the corners are gone
For sale by Hardy Solomon s Sons, S5l z
Douglas ave. Sstf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
Ladies' Voting

To have their stoves repaired at the Wichita
Stove Repair shops, ~ and IA Elm st, and
5l5 Main st. THos. MUNRO, Prop.
dSS-5t+
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

The increasing trade at the Occidental
grocery compels them to add still more de-
liverymen and clerks to their present num-
Der. Good goods and honest measure wins.
IST2t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

A. A. Post. the diamond merchant, say
he is having Christmas trade all the time
He has sold oyer five thousand dollars worth
Of diamonds this month, and nearly one hun
bred watches SSlt
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Business still boons at the City Shoe
store; the uniform low prices and superior
quality of their stock will surely make them
large business. City Shoe Store, 156 N
Main St SS-It
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

We are making extremely low prices on
ladies' children's and misses hosiery. Lari-
mer s. Stinson. SS2t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
Wanted! Wanted!

More Wichita property north, east, south
and west. on our books Bring it In. Robt
Spurgin, room 8, Citizens bank building.
11-tf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

A Relish.
Thunder and lightning bottled at the DC
cidental grocery for 80 cts. dST-3t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Notice ~tee holders.
General Ofaices 81 LOUIS. Ft- Scott & Wich-
ia Railroad Co, Wichita. Kan, January
y IsSf
IN. annual meeting If the stockholders Of
he 81 Iuais. Fl Scot. K WIcl Il Railroad
Co for the election IF directors tor toe ensu-
ing wear and for tie Transaction Of such
cfner business a. may come before tse Meet
ing. viii Re held at the Office IT said coua-
,,rny IN the e1ty OF Wichita, Kan, on Tues
eiay. the first Gay II Aarrh next. A ID. l-s9.
al 10 O'Clock m. or at any hour thereafter
sha. a Quorum NAV u p-e-snt
J. IL RICHARDS, Fice-Pres-
dSSo5t II c. nADLEY. Asst Ssc'y.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Wholesale coal-the only strictly whole
sale coal dealers in the city. Will sell in car
lots to mills, users of steam, brick makers
and dealers, to compete with any prices to
be had in this market. Office 222 North
Main street, rooms and 2.
S6-Im POPKEsS g. DORKEB.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Hardy Solomon & Sons have the exclu-
Siye sale of the Blue Grass add. Office S3l E
Douglas ave ssG
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

J. F. Reese will be found hereafter at
2lS East Douglas avenue, in his old office.
and is in position to make city or farm loans
on the shortest possible notice. SCOT
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Mems heavy boots only 81. Parlor Shoe
store, doors west Of Manhattan Hotel
dSf-Ss
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
New York Gram and Provisions.

New York Grain and Provisions.
NEW YORK. February &c.
Wheat Higer; No. red. 0elevator; ss1Es9l16
delivered.
,oru-Higher; No.2, 4SQsaS14elevator. 9o169slY de-
iivered
Oats-Quiet: mixed western S5GSs. white s7@s42.
Eggs-Lower; I1}S@Il.a
Chaesa-Dul; western fat. ilI6GEl2la.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

At our Office on and after January Isl, les7,
with special bargain. IN any portion OF The
CITY Allen. Graham & Jones. J5a
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Real estate agents please take notice that
the price of my property IN Sherwood's add
Is SIS, 600 and lots No. - and % Court 81 Is
81 eco from this date. F. c. WINANTs
pa
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
To Real Estate Agent Q.

Maple syrup at 20 cents per gallon at
Steinhauser- Merkle Co. 81 II
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Don't fail to see lots and get prices in Ohio
add. Belcher & Co., 129 E. Douglas. sS-tf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
A Special Bargain.

50 feet on Lawrence avenue, between
First and Second streets. for few days.
deSS-tf BUNNELL & MoREHousE.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Nobbiest team in town for sale at Star
livery. Call soon. SS-1t+
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
dSS-1t+

We have cheap Waco street" lots for sale
cheap, if taken in soon.
HOFFMAN, MERRY & CLINE,
dSSlt+ 23S North Main.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Baby shoes, 15c per pair. Call and see
them. Parlor Shoe store, doors west of
Manhattan Hotel. dS6-3t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
A Plain business Letter.

All kinds of building stone constantly on
hand Call on the Augusta Stone company
TOE East Douglas avenue. dll+u
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
One More for wichita Culture.

Our line of 99c shoes, Parlor Shoe store,
four doors west of Manhattan hotel dS6-3t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Ny lot, No. 1S, Washington avenue, is
taken off the market until further notice.
Ss2t% II NJ HUDSON.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Team IT well mated young horses for sale
at Star Livery.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Ohio addition, 18th street and Hydraulic
ave. Good lots, easy terms Belcher & Co.,
129 Douglas SStf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Maple syrup at 20 cents per gallon at
Merkle Co. Au
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Gentle driving horse for lady or children,
cheap, at Star livery.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

OHIO Addition
Thirteenth and Hydraulic sts-Good lots,
easy terms. BELCHER & Co,
SStf l29 + Douglas.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Parlor Shoe store, doors west OF Man
haitian hotel, for children's 15c shoes. dS6-3t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
CLOSED :!

have nvoiced and boxed the Mill
merry Stock bought Of Mrs. Kramer, and
will offer same at Wholesale only or will
trade for Real Estate
A fine lot of wall and counter Show
Cases and Counters for sale at bargain.
s. EJoCELyN.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
Ra-rains in suv mart Of the city eSr.acisl1y-

on the east side, in Mathewson, HYDE, Wolf
ran, Lincoln st and McCormick's addition
We have a party of seventeen friends and
customers from Ohio. They ali want Wish-
Ita property. Bring in your bargains ISL
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
1 want to sell my own property, consisting

Examine or ladies' 99c shoes. Parlor Shoe
store, doors west of Manhattan Hetel
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

All persons having inside or outside prop
erty for sale would do we'll to call and put it
into the hands of W. T. Ford & Brothers,
real estate agents, at No. Ia South Main
street. S6-5t*
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

That 4-room house we advertised for rent
is rented; please take notice. Lawrence &
Lawrence, 4l2 Douglas ave. dSS 1t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
No,lce 20 .Ieekhelaer.

Two show cases for sale cheap ty Post, the
pa vnbruxsr, 40 Douglas ave. osl-d
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Why does Post, the pawnbroker, hsvesuch
good trade in watches, diamonds, jewelry,
etc. Because he sells honest goods st honest
prices. SS-It
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Notice TO Real Estate Agents,
That | withdraw my property from the
market. dSS-lt j. O. MCPHERSON
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

The only retail house in the city that i'm
port their teas is the Occidental Grocery.
-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

A competent elocutionist has just arrived
from ST. Louis and is now permanently lo-
Gated in Wichita. All those DESTROYS of re-
ceiving instruction in this art. including
physical and voice culture, will please call
early at SIS North Waco st. S5-6t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
Notice to all Real Estate Aeents

Lot l22 Chicago ave, is hereby withdrawn
from market until further notice
SS-ltf MRS. Doctor DOYLE.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
The Ohio Addition

Corner Hydraulic and 18th SITS. These lots
are IN the best residence part of the city and
for sale on easy terms SStf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

| Parlor Shoe store for good, serviceable
| ladies' slippers, only 75c dS6 st
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Fifty feet front on Main street, between
Park and Tenth street, 5 room house, price
S,000; easy terms. St-5t" FORD BROS.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
Notice to Builders.

We have our lots on Wac avenue from
the market. KELLER & HoLLINGER
dSi-6t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Mems brogans, SOC per pair, Parlor Sho
store, four doors west of Manhattan hotel
IS6-3tt
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Four first class single and six double
driving horses for sale at bargain. Every
horse fully warranted Two are first class
family. horses. Enquire at Star Livery,
400 Douglas st. Nelson & Slaymaker.
dSS-3tx
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Ladies 99c shoes four doors west of Man.
haitian hotel. dS6-3t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Parlor Shoe store for ladies fine shoes,
four doors west of Manhattan hotel. dS6-3t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
See Kansas addition.
To Gardeners.

To Gardeners.
twenty-five barrels fertilizer to sell at
Poultry yards on Washington ave, 215 mi es
north of Douglas ave doS-6t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

Special bargains on North Main stree,
property at Ford Bros, ia South Main
street S6-5t&
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

99c shoes four doors west of Manhattan
hotel dSt-3t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

want to sell my own property, consisting
Of:
175 # sw cor 18th and Breckenridge SITS;
pei - ---~'
100 f on Meade. 400 It of Lincoln. 100
les fl sw cor Meade and Gilbert .... 300
100 # on Cleveland, of Oak lS5 IT. 100
81 Fl on Lawrence 2 blks OF Lincoln. 1900
| am bound to sell, and defy every man 10
uDdersell me- NJ T. BRITToN,
SS-6tt 32l z Douglas.
Ladies' opera slippers. beauty. only 81.
Parlor Shoe store, 4doors west OF Manhattan
Hotel de6-3t
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27
CSS-it

We are nov receiving for the carly spring
trade u handsome line q wool dress goods
Larinser s. Ssinson- Ss2s
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-27

whaelsr's addition
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-06
Disappointing Persons.

1t may have been noticed by some
who have listened to an Eolian harp
that, however fascinating for the time
being are the sweet sounds it brings
forth, they do not abide in the memory
probably the reason of the lack of reg
ularity of time or rhythm, of the repe-
tition of sounds we have learned to eX-
pect, all of which contribute to fix in
the mind other musical cadences which
so often delight the ear. Something
of the same kind is noticeable in human
life. There are people who are attract
i've in person, fascinating in converse
ton, holding us, it may be, spell-bound
while in their presence, but who leave
no abiding trace when they are gone.
The bright things they have said and
the good ones they have done are so
scattered and unconnected with each
other that they are soon forgotten.
They lack that permanence of charac-
ter, that stability of mind which would
enable US to depend upon them and to
know where and how to ind them in
any given case. Such one will per-
haps please us by espousing enthusiast
tically some object which we have at
heart, and we imagine we are to have a
valuable adherent, when 10! the wind
that had influenced him changes; some
thing quite different engages his atten-
ton, and when we look for his aid we
find that he has forgotten both us and
our ause.-Philddelphia Ledger.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-06

long hall-like room, with wings at
each end jutting off like the head of
T. The reading-room is ninety-one
feet long, thirty-four feet wide and
thirty-four feet high Its walls are
made up of rectangular alcoves, each
about the size of small hall bedroom,
and shut off from the room by a door of
iron lattice-work The walls of these
alcoves are filled with books, and there
are three galleries of them, rising one
above another In the front of the up
per galleries are balustrades, and these
have also been lined on the inside
with book-shelves, so that as you walk
along the narrow galleries you almost
Craze the books on either side. The
wings at the ends are fitted up with
similar alcoves, and the whole looks
like an immense beehive with hun
dreds of cells of as many colors as you
will find in book bindings. The visit
ors are the bees. They are not al
lowed, however, to go into these al
cove cells, and the reading in the
library is done at tables on the lower
floor of the main room and of its wings.
The library is almost always full of
readers, and on Saturdays the crowd is
so great that many do their reading
while Standing"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-06
Questions Answered.

j. s., NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
ficers were not paid bounties for service
in the rebellion.
p. n. L., SPRINGFIELD.-If the pen
sioner died leaving no widow or child
surviving and left sufficient assets to pay
the expenses of his last sickness and
burial, no one is entitled to the accrued
pension due him at date of death.
J. G.. E., WARREN.-A soldier who
lost an arm, leg or eyesight, or con-
tracted an equivalent disability, which
disability shall be determined by the
degree of disability for which such per-
son is pensioned, is exempted from poll
tax by the laws of this state. One
watch not exceeding the value of $40 is
exempted from taxation.
E. D., WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.
Your pension claim having been re-
ferred to a special examiner for investi-
cation, it will not advance it by for
warding additional testimony to the
pension Office in advance of such in
vestigation. The examiner will retake
the testimony of all your witnesses and
also the testimony of any other persons
you may wish to have taken. You have
the right to be present in person and
by attorney at the taking of your testi-
mony, if you desire it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-06

gist, General Bragg, conceived the idea
that he could detach a veteran corps,
under General Longstreet, from his
position near Chattanooga, who should
obliterate General Burnside, cross the
Cumberland gap, and swoop down
upon the rear communication of the
Union army in his front, forgetting,
seemingly, that Grant, Sherman and
Thomas were patiently waiting for what
Sherman denominated as some fool
move" Up around Knoxville Long
streets designs were soon known and
preparations made to extend him a
cordial greeting. Mills stopped rum
ming and trains ran faster than ever,
carrying supplies to Knoxville. The
outposts of the division at Concord
were soon crowded in along the rail-
road and every soldier prepared for
duty To the officers who visited the
Russell house one day Anna an
nounced that on the next day she
should entertain General Longstreet
and staff at dinner. 1t was believed
then (afterward ascertained as a fact
that she had full plans of great value to
the rebels. The following night was
dark and rainy. Every soldier was
ordered to be upon the alert The
Holston river fretted and roared over
its rocks. Undaunted by her sur
roundings, the young woman after nine
O'Clock mounted horse, swan the
raging flood, found her way to the
rebel lines, delivered her message and
documents and returned before daylight
undiscovered. In the morning prep
arations were begun at the house for as
fine dinner as was possible to serve
from the domestic commissary. To
stray Unionists Anna gaily prattled on
the sure approach of her friends and
expected guests. The boom of ar
tillery and occasional "ping" of a
bullet over the low hills across the river
seemed to sustain her view of the case /;
cavalry, artillery and infantry in blue
rolled to the north; the last train was
loading at the station below, and every
indication was that the approaching
rebels would soon be in possession.
Soon after noon clatter of hoofs
and jingling of sabres announced the
approach of horsemen, and turning
suddenly into the yard dashed an
officer of rank, followed by his staff and
escort. The fair Anna was delighted,
till out from the dust emerged-General
Burnside. The general had kept well
informed of the progress of affairs at
the Russell mansion, and got up little
surprise party. 1t was a complete sue
cess. The well-laden tables were quickly
cleared of edibles. The cookery was
praised in no unstinted terms, and the
laughing staff officers We'd with each
other in compliments to the fair hostess.
At the close of the repast two tall
troopers conducted the weeping Anna
to the cars-the last ones possibly TO
leave ere the depot was fred-and
during the siege of Knoxville one who
little expected it became the guest of
the Union army, though in strict con-
finement. 1t is fair to suppose that
when few hours afterward General
Longstreet appeared to claim the prom
ised dinner his heart was rent with
grief as he viewed the debris of feast
that the weary soldier knows so veil
how to appreciate. -Correspondence o.
Chicago Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-06
A Needed Pension Reform.

The pension office practice that, more
than any other, has wrought mischief
to claimants in the rating of pensions
arises from the use of the terms
" total" "total first grade" 4" total
second grade" etc., to designate de-
grees of disability, the significance of
which is not, and probably never will
be, fully comprehended by witnesses
and examining surgeons. For example,
they often say that a man is one
fourth" one-half," three-fourths I"
or "totally" disabled by reason of
some serious and obscure disease, such
as disease of the heart, lungs, liver,
bowels or kidneys; and, if the descrip-
ton of the condition found be not so
complete and definite as to justify a
different conclusion, the soldier is put
on the roll at 81, "a, So or IS month,
according to the term used. Thus
many have been pensioned for serious
loss of toe, finger, or for stiff wrist.
If a witness says soldier is one-halt
disabled he generally means that he
can perform only one-half as much
labor as hearty, well man, and would
indicate that the pension should be
rated at S15 month, one-half of what
soldier entirely untitled for labor re-
ceives at the present time, instead of
one-half of what man with stiff
wrist is entitled to. 1t is far better for
applicants for pension to abandon the
use of such terms as mean one thing at
the pension Office and something else
with those not trained to understand
the pension Office meaning, and com.
pare their disability to the loss of ar
arm, or leg, or hand, or foot. If the
testimony in claim for pension de-
scribes the soldiers disability as being
as great as that caused by the loss of 9
hand or foot he would be likely tC
receive a pension of from S24 to $50 g
month, and still may be able to per
form one-half labor. If the disability
is described as being able to perform
one-half labor he would receive a pen
sion of only S4 month. The want o.
little common sense in the pension
office allows one soldier who under
stands the ways of that office to obtair
a pension of S24 a month while on,
equally worthy without such knowl
edge receives only S4 month-En
change.